【Summary】Wung surgery is a safe and reliable thoracic deformity correction technique that can be used for all dented deformities including funnel chest. This kind of surgery does not require thoracoscopy, does not require special instruments, and because the whole operation is very simple and well embodies the minimalist rules of operation, it has the advantage of other methods that cannot be compared.
Today's patients are 25-year-old men who have been found in the funnel chest since childhood, worsened after puberty, and have recently developed symptoms and are hospitalized for surgery. Admission to the hospital for physical examination: severe depression in the lower part of the anterior chest wall, visible heart beat, left shift of the heart boundary. Imaging shows a severe depression in the anterior chest wall and marked compression of the heart. The patient was diagnosed and fully prepared for surgery this morning. During the operation, The orthopedic surgery was performed using Wing surgery and obtained satisfactory results.
Today's patients have a typical funnel chest appearance, but the malformation has its own peculiarities inside. First, due to the old age, the bone is unusually hard, and the correction is difficult; secondly, the inner side of the depression forms a local protrusion, which is difficult to stay on the steel plate, and the steel plate is very easy to slide during the operation; third, the heart is tightly bound to the anterior chest wall, and the mediastinal structure is wide and dense, and it is difficult to pass. The above characteristics not only bring difficulties to surgery, but also pose risks. If routine Nuss surgery is used, not only is the surgery difficult to complete the correction, but there is also a huge risk. We performed the Unwung procedure during the procedure. Through the chest wall incisions on both sides directly through the guide, two steel plates are placed, and the surgery is easily completed to obtain the desired results.
Wung surgery is a safe and reliable thoracic deformity correction technique that can be used for all dented deformities, including funnel chest. This kind of surgery does not require thoracoscopy, does not require special instruments, and because the whole operation is very simple and well embodies the minimalist rules of operation, it has the advantage of other methods that cannot be compared.